Implementing interventions at scale is the best way of maximising their benefits. This seminal project consolidated the evidence base on the effectiveness of implementation strategies in community settings.

This project set out to provide the evidence that will help policy makers decide whether programs are ‘scalable’ (i.e that they will work, be widely adopted, be acceptable, and be cost effective when rolled out at state or national level).

The project reviewed state-based urban planning policies across five liveability domains (alcohol, food, public open space, transport, walkability) and explored the relationships between these policies and health outcomes.

This project developed a dynamic simulation model of alcohol use in NSW to forecast the
effectiveness of a variety of approaches and explore what combination of interventions is likely
to achieve the best outcomes.

The NSW Ministry of Health commissioned the Prevention Centre to develop a dynamic
simulation model to determine what interventions will be required to achieve the NSW
Premier’s target of a 5% reduction in childhood overweight and obesity by 2025.